What to Expect from Your LatchOn Consultation
Thank you for choosing LatchOn for your HIPAA-secure Telehealth Lactation Consultation. During your consultation, you will be meeting with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). IBCLCs have demonstrated specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding and human lactation and are certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).
How can a virtual consultation with an IBCLC help you?
- Describe babies’ feeding cues and how to gauge when your baby wants to nurse.
- Demonstrate different positions to breastfeed your baby and how you know when you have a good latch.
- Share tips to assess if your baby is getting enough milk.
- Explain ways to keep your milk supply plentiful, how to increase your milk supply and manage oversupply.
- Advise on how to continue to breastfeed once you return to your normal routine such as work or school.
- Give information about when and how to start feeding solid foods to your baby.
- General information about your health and your baby’s health, including your pregnancy and birth
- Your family’s health history
- Your baby’s birth weight and current weight
- How has your baby been breastfeeding and how frequently
- How many wet and soiled diapers your baby has each day
- Any worries or questions you have.
Depending on your baby’s age, you may want to address the following.
- Proper latch
- Fussy baby at breast
- Sleepy baby at breast
- Mom not producing enough milk
- Sore nipples
- Engorgement
- Sleeping patterns
- Medications and breastfeeding
- Growth spurts
- Sleeping patterns
- Sore nipples
- Plugged ducts
- Mastitis
- Milk supply issues
- Cluster feedings
- Milk Supply
- Medications
- Sore nipples
- Plugged ducts
- Mastitis
- Pumps / pumping
- Going back to work / normal routines
- How long should you nurse